Kasich Says Tamir Rice Protestors 'Need to Be Heard'

One day after a grand jury in his home state decided not to indict a pair of police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Ohio Governor John Kasich told reporters that protestors angry with the verdict “need to be heard” and said he welcomed a federal investigation into the incident.

“Sure, sure. It's fine for everybody to take a look at this,” Kasich said when asked about a request from the boy's family for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. “Clearly, when you lose a 12-year-old—what more can you say about how tragic it is? Imagine how the family feels, the friends of the family,” he said. “It's a tough a time as you can ever have in life and our hearts go out to all of them. We're going to keep working to try to improve this overall system.”